Curriculum Vitae Dr. S. Sambathkumar

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. S. SAMBATHKUMAR, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., PGDCA.

Assistant Professor and Extension Co-ordinator

Department of Chemistry

Theivanai Ammal College for Women (Autonomous)

Chennai – Trichy Trunk road, Villupuram 605 401, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

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Educational Qualifications
July 2011 – October 2016: Ph.D. in Chemistry at School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India

Specialization: “Physical Organic Chemistry”

July 2010 – May 2011: M.Phil. in Chemistry at School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India with 75%, First Class with Distinction – D grade, Specialization:” Synthetic Organic Chemistry”
July 2008 – April 2010: M.Sc. in Chemistry at Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli - 620 017, Tamil Nadu, India, (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) with 92.7%, First Class with Distinction, Specialization :Physical Chemistry
July 2005 – April 2008: B.Sc. in Chemistry at Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Karur - 639 005, Tamil Nadu, India, (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) with 82.08%, First Class with Distinction – D+ grade




Research Interests

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  Design and Synthesis of Metal Free Organic Dyes for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices (especially Dye Sensitized Solar Cells) ; Globally Thrust Area
  
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  Designing of Metal Complexes for Electroluminescent and Biological Applications
  

Research and Teaching Experiences

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  Ph.D. Thesis : Design and Synthesis of Triphenylamine and Phenothiazine Based Organic Molecules with an Additional Donor for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells under the supervision of Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
  

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  DST – Major Research Project: Selected as a Project Assistant, in DST Major Research Project, entitled, “Photoinduced Reactions between Nanosized Quantum Dots of CdTe and Porphyrins / Metallo – Porphyrins” Offered by Department of Science and Technology, Nano Mission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India under the supervision of Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, Photochemistry and Photocatalysis Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (06 Months, Total cost Rs. 22.00 Lakhs)
  
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  M.Phil. Dissertation: Studies towards the Synthesis of Bis-Diazoester and Bis-Olefin Derivatives under the supervision of Dr. S. Muthusamy, Professor, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
  
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  M.Sc. Dissertation: “Alkaline Aluminium Dichromate Battery Using EDTA, Oxine and Salicylic acid as Anolytes” under the guidance of Dr. T. Jeyaraj, Associate Professor Research Adviser, Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College(Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli
  

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  Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Senior Research Fellow (SRF) : Awarded under Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (BSR), Sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India (02 + 02 = 04 Years)
  

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  Teaching experience: As per UGC Notice, the period of active service spent on pursuing Ph.D. may be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/ promotion of Associate Professor and above (D.O. No. F.17-8/2013 (PS), Dt. 01^st March 2016)
  
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  Assistant Professor : 16^th June 2016 – till date at TACW, Villupuram
  
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  Research Publications : International Peer Reviewed Articles
  

Published: 02 To be submitted: 05

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  Conference Attended : International : 05 National : 10
  

Computer Knowledge

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  Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA)
  

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  Computer Literacy Program (CLP) and Web Design
  
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  ChemDraw, Origin, Chemsketch, Endnote and Molinspiration Cheminformatics
  

Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions

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  Research Collaborations with Foreign Universities and National Laboratories
  
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  Awarded International Travel Support (ITS) from Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), Government of India under Young Scientist Category (for E-WISPOC – 2015, Bressanone, Italy)
  
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  Selected for the Flash Presentation (oral) in the European Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry - 2015 with Fellowship Award and Switzerland Trip held in Hotel Grüner Baum, Bressanone/Brixen, Italy organized by Organic Chemistry Division, University of Padova, Italy and Italian Chemical Society
  
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  Awarded with UGC BSR Meritorious Fellowship under Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students, Sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India
  

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  Selected to participate in the 4^th Science Conclave : A Congregation of Nobel Laureates and Eminent Scientists and INSPIRE Internship Program hosted by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, Utter Pradesh, India (Supported by MHRD & DST of Government of India)
  
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  Selected for the science academies (INSA, IAS, NASI) sponsored Refresher Course on “Recent Advances in Chemistry” held at BIT Mesra, Deoghar, Jharkhand
  
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  Received life membership at Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS), hosted by School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
  
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  Experienced on Handling of Physical Chemistry Practical experiments and worked as a Practical Demonstrator for Post Graduate Students
  
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  Selected for Summer Training Program in Chemistry Sponsored by Department of Inorganic Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Madras and Science City, Department of Higher Education, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  
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  Served as NSS Volunteer in School and College levels (attended two special camps and got NSS “A” Certificate)
  
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  Served as a Secretary of Chemistry Association at Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli
  
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  Presently, I have been selected as a Joint Secretary of Bishop Heber College Alumni Association for Tiruchirappalli Chapter
  
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  Worked as a Scientific Analyst – Trainee at Molecular Connections Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  
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  Served as a General Advisor and Committee Member (admission and finance) of Research Scholar Hostels, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
  
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  Served as a Special Police Officer in Local Bodies Election 2016 at Karur District
  

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